I am looking to Root my Droid X to use the MIUI ROM. No prior rooting experience, but I have come across many helpful blogs, forums, and videos to make this process easier. However, I am at a point where I am seeing conflicting information. A youtube video by DroidModd3rX says MIUI needs to be installed from Stock Froyo, among other options. I am running Android 2.2.1, which IS stock Froyo, right? RootzWiki says it need .340 Froyo. What is that? Isn't it 2.3.340 - as in Gingerbread? Is it necessary to still deodex the Droid X for themes?
I don't want to root with z4root on 2.2.1 when I need to get an update to gingerbread 2.3.340, or upgrade to gingerbread and have to go back to 2.2.1 when it wasn't necessary.
Also, what is the best way to backup/save all of my current files (pre-rooting)?
The .340 is referring to the sbf file to get you back on froyo. Miui is still based off the froyo kernal so if your on froyo, use z4root to root your device, then install d2 bootstrap and boot in recover and follow directions to install miui.
If your on any gingerbread build you will need to sbf back to froyo. Hope that helps.
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If you're on 2.2.1 then you are on the correct version that you need to flash MIUI.
2.3.340 refers to the systems blur version, Gingerbread's being 4.5.602.
So all you need to do is:
1. Root with Z4root
2. Install ClockworkMod Recovery
3. Install MIUI and Google Apps
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Before you do that though, you asked for a backup option...
Google syncs your contacts.
If you don't have/want that option on (It's under account settings)
You can go to your contacts application > settings >export contacts to SD.
(Import after you flash the rom.)
Bam.
Contacts backed up.
Edit: Also, if you have your facebook contacts synced with the blur facebook application...
You won't find that option in MIUI (or most roms).
Simply download the official facebook application from the market and in the options menu select "sync contacts : sync all."
You may have a few contacts that are split (i.e. two "Alice Cooper" entries.) This is because you had one actually stored on your phone and one was synced with facebook. Simply open one of them and edit it. Click the "join" option and find the duplicate contact.
Applications can be backed up with Titanium Backup.
I highly suggest the pro version, but free works fine.
Open Titanium and Click Options>batch
Backup user apps.
To restore, find Titanium Backup on the market after flashing the rom.
Open it up and options>batch restore user apps.
(If you have the free version, you'll have to manually click "install" on EVERY application. It's like a 15 minute process if you have a lot of applications...but the pro version does this all automatically.)
The good thing about TB is it also backs up your App Data, like your progress in games and such.
One thing I recommend: If you use an overclock application...either don't install it with TB and use the market instead or install it without the application data.
If you use an overclock setting that isn't stable in the new rom, you're going to have some problems booting up. Manually change the values to something stable again once you have everything running.
There is also a bookmark backup application available for free on the market...
Use that for your browser bookmarks if you use them.
Also, remember to boot into clockwork recovery and make a nandroid backup before you flash your rom. (labeled simply: backup)
This is all from memory...but I'm pretty certain I have the exact setting names remembered. If not, you WILL know what I'm talking about when you open the apps.
After all that, ya...
Just follow the instructions for your rom.
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Hi all,
I was wondering, what i have to do before upgrade to 2.1 starts, and if in future i want root my phone?
Now i have Android 1.5 (HTC Hero, no sim lock).
Nothing? Just upgrade, and if i want do root, downgrade to 1.5, then root? Or do i have to do some backup before upgrade?
I strongly suggest you to wait before using the official update.
I guess our developers are strong enough to defeat HTC team, but they will try to do their best to avoid rooting the Hero on update.
So be patient and update with a custom rom from xda/HTCPedia
For the rest, i suggest you to use any rom that sound nice and pretty for you in Xda Forum. A lot of guides and tutorial will explain you how to do.
i would use some way to backup all your contacts. there are software on the market for this. Or use HTC sync software, which you can get on HTC web site.
also do a full backup of your phone: Nandroid backup
This is so you can go back to what you are now.. if you dont like the update.
basic steps:
backup contacts and important things
root
do Nandroid backup
put the ROM zip file on SD card on main Directory
move nandroid backup files to your computer
go into recovery:
wipe (all options)
wipe dalvik cache
flash the ROM
good luck.
I made sure all my contacts were "google" contacts so that they synced with my google account, as "phone" contacts didn't copy across.
I would imagine that if you are considering root not to touch the official 2.1 and root it for a custom one. (from what i have heard from other ppl in the forum the 2.1 is going to be mighty hard to root from)
or if u just want the official 2.1 just go to the htc website when the roms out and download that and use htc sync.
ps. i like to keep all my contacts in google so i never have to bother about backing up my contacts
i would suggest getting astro file manager and using the application manager to backup all your apps, saves alot of time
I have stock EB01, and have removed or frozen most of the apps that came stock, but kept touchwiz, calendar, calculator, vcast song id, media player, file browser, weather clock, gallery, clock, email, write and go, task manager, and opera.
if I go to a superclean rom, can I successfully add all these back in? will there be much of a point installing a superclean rom if I am just going to add these things back in? and last but not least, if I keep all these apps and touchwiz, is there any other "fat" I can trim from the stock rom?
I ask because some have said not all apps will install right from a clean rom?
You can root it the way it is now and use root explorer to copy the apk's from /system/app and paste then to your sd card and put them back when you install your new rom.
You can also use titanium backup to save the apps and data you want and restore them when you flash your new rom.
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That will work if the ROM he is on is deodexed. If not, the apps won't play nice with a deodexed ROM.
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like my post says, it's stock, de cluttered with titanium backup, nothing else.
how do I deodex it? what does this do?
titanium backup doesn't actually let me reinstall anything, not sure if it's titanium backup, or something else, but I'm starting to regret having payed for this stupid app, as it doesn't seem to work as advertised.
is there a better, free app that actually works?
Just to clarify, your phone IS rooted right? I can see Titanium not letting you uninstall stuff if it didn't have root access, but the first thing I did when I got the phone was root it so I have never tried to use it un-rooted.
if the phone wasn't rooted, how would I be running eb01? of coarse it's rooted. uninstalling isn't the issue, installing from backup is.
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if the phone wasn't rooted, how would I be running eb01? of coarse it's rooted. uninstalling isn't the issue, installing from backup is.
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ok smartass... Then back up a few posts and realize that you did more than just root as you also had to install some rom to get EB01. What rom was it? Go to that source to make sure its deodexed.
If it is then you already have your answer in the first two replies.
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I have stock EB01, and have removed or frozen most of the apps that came stock, but kept touchwiz, calendar, calculator, vcast song id, media player, file browser, weather clock, gallery, clock, email, write and go, task manager, and opera.
if I go to a superclean rom, can I successfully add all these back in? will there be much of a point installing a superclean rom if I am just going to add these things back in? and last but not least, if I keep all these apps and touchwiz, is there any other "fat" I can trim from the stock rom?
I ask because some have said not all apps will install right from a clean rom?
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non voodoo
My advice is to nandroid backup your current setup and then just try a superclean ROM with the apps that come with it, (maybe try a theme with custom apps as well,) then change out the things you still want to change (the list will shrink). If you don't like it or find you can't get an app to work that you need, just nandroid or flash back to your current setup.
SuperClean doesn't just remove stuff, it puts in better stuff in its place.
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m91-30 said:
I have stock EB01, and have removed or frozen most of the apps that came stock, but kept touchwiz, calendar, calculator, vcast song id, media player, file browser, weather clock, gallery, clock, email, write and go, task manager, and opera.
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From what you are asking here I can tell you this... From SC2.8 you will be able to add back TouchWiz, Calendar, Media Player, Gallery, Email and Task Manager. There are a number of different clocks that are included, but I'm not sure which ones you specifically are looking for. Adrynaline has provided a number of "stock apps" that you can selectively download and install (I'm personally grateful that he included Daily Briefing). As of yet I have not seen any APK's for Write and Go. Also Opera is a separate install from the Market. It is not included in any stock distro from VZW or Samsung.
Just download Adrynaline's patches listed at the bottom of his latest SC2.x post. He has other things like Nuance and ThinkFree Office too.
Hope this helps.
Titanium backup installs the app when you restore it. I'm not sure what you mean by not working as advertised. Back-up an app that you got from the market place uninstall it. Go to the bottom of the app list in titanium it will show the app greyed out with a line through it. click the app hit restore and choose app and data. Its very simple.
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right, that only works for market apps I can get back very easily. when it comes to an app I might need to restore to get back OS or phone functionality, or that I can't get from the market, the restore button is greyed out.
If the restore button is greyed out, you never backed up said application. Data maybe, but not app.
Hi. I'm a big fan of SuperClean. I'm currently running SC 2.8 Voodoo with EB16. My battery life is just OK. Adrynalyne recommends to downgrade the modem to DL09. However, I like to tether. I'm wondering if the DL09 modem has the Verizon monitoring in it or not. Thanks for your help. I would post directly on the developer form, but I don't have enough posts
I'm running superclean 2.9 nonvoodoo. Superclean uses less ram than stock. My battery is excellent running for about a day & a half with moderate use
Hello All,
I would really appreciate it if someone can teach me step by step how to get all the rooted programs back after updating to a new firmware. The firmware I have right now is 2.1 update 1. Is the newest firmware rootedable yet??I have already installed xrecovery but it has been a long time since I played with smartphone... I"m not really sure what to do now.... Thanks for all the help!
This Flash Tool guide is based on AT&T, but it works for anyone. Just use the appropriate X10a or X10i global generic ftf firmware. You will get the latest SE 2.1 firmware, including dualtouch, and you can use the Flash Tool to root, enable JIT, and install xRecovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012380
I am using Astro file manager. When opening the app, press the menu button and then select 'tools' and then 'app backup'. This will enable you to backup apps currently installed on your device (you can decide which ones to backup to SD).
Only disadvantage in doing so, would be that once you restore the apps via Astro them won't show up in the market app, which in turn doesn't allow for updating of the apps. At least that was my find when I backed up apps in TRIPNRAVER MIUI GB ROM to TRIPNRAVER MIUI FROYO ROM.
Only disadvantage in doing so, would be that once you restore the apps via Astro them won't show up in the market app, which in turn doesn't allow for updating of the apps. At least that was my find when I backed up apps in TRIPNRAVER MIUI GB ROM to TRIPNRAVER MIUI FROYO ROM.[/QUOTE]
Use appbrain and sync your apps, will find all of them no matter where you restored them from. Then it will find updates from market when available for you. After updating once these apps will then show in your market app.
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how do i back up all settings for wireless apn,s etc so i can reload em? everythime i try a generic 2.1 market wont download anything no matter what apn settings i try no idea what im doing wrong
root and do a full backup with TITANIUM BACKUP (make sure you choose app+data and when you have updated root new firmware and restore your TITANIUM BACKUP
contacts back you can them up with MYPHONE EXPLORER using the desktop app and the apk that comes with it
im confused i see a ton of differnt things the apps i dont care but i want to backup my settings for net mms phone etc not sure which to select &how do i take the backup off the phone so when i format i dont lose it?
In Titanium .. try BATCH/RUN Backup All user apps + system data
Okay, so after my previous thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080251
I backed up my sms using SMS Backup+ and backed up my SD card. I wiped my phone clean, unlocked the bootloader flashed CM 7.0.3. Didn't like it much. Read somewhere NSCollab looked more like stock and I liked the stock UI.
So installed NSCollab and I liked it. So I setup my wifi and add my google account and expect it to restore my apps but it doesn't. Its been 8 hours now and I don't see any positive chances of apps being restored. Although I have appbrain, it requires me to go to each app individually and click on restore.
Restoring from .apk files I had backup using astro would make the apps not-linked to market, so I won't be notified of their updates (Or am I wrong?).
I missed a little detail here.. When I installed and booted CM 7.0.3, the market started restoring the apps but since I didn't like the UI, I switched off the wifi and flashed NSCollab interrupting the restoring process. But I don't think it would matter.
So the question is, is there any way to force restore my apps and settings from google's servers? Also, is it possible to install apps from .apk files and receive updates from the market?
I've noticed that sometimes I have to go to downloads in the app market and until I do the apps don't automatically restore themselves. Once I go to downloads they all start downloading.
I bought a Desire Z about two weeks before the 1.72.405.2 OTA update came along, and I allowed it to update (Yeah I know, this was after all my first Android device).
Anyway, lately my phones been running slowly and apps force closing, so I've decided to downgrade it and root it (psneuter method), and try some different ROM's.
What I was wondering is, what would be the best way without root, to backup as much of my data as possible, apps, sms, files, and also if possible a backup that I can use in case I scew it up, so I can get it back to the way it is now.
I have a copy of:-
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.34.405.5_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155556_signed
which I believe is the stock ROM for this device, but as far as I know if it goes wrong I'll be unable to flash this as the update won't allow me to flash an earlier version..
Would I be able to mount and then backup the whole phone using adb or any other method.
I've been reading about it for a while now, and while I have lots of bits of information, I've been unable to find a good solution.
Thanks,
...John...
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I bought a Desire Z about two weeks before the 1.72.405.2 OTA update came along, and I allowed it to update (Yeah I know, this was after all my first Android device).
What I was wondering is, what would be the best way without root, to backup as much of my data as possible, apps, sms, files, and also if possible a backup that I can use in case I scew it up, so I can get it back to the way it is now.
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Without root, a good app to backup your other apps is astro file manager, its available free from the market, you just have to hit menu, tools and it'll back up all the apps on your sd card, in terms of files, just make sure their all on your sd card and they'll be fine
Not sure how to back up SmS but i know their are apps out their, a point you may have forgotten is to make sure you back up your contacts as they all get wiped and I made this mistake, the easiest way to do that is to make sure your contacts sync up with your google account so after rooting, you can just sync them back,
Hope i helped!
Use google to remember what apps you've downloaded from market. Once associated, when you flash a new rom, google will automatically redownload all your associated apps. For sms, i suggest you download GoSMS and use their internal backup feature. It will save to sd and be visible to your stock sms app as well on restore.
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Ya but too many times google starts restoring apps that I uninstalled months ago. Great idea but bad implementation imo.
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Sorry I haven't replied, was in work all day yesterday.
I have Astro File Manager, but I hadn't even considered it, thanks. I have my contacts sync'd with Google, so it seems that as long as I backup my files and sms everything else should be done automatically anyway.
Go SMS seems worth getting anyway, as the bog standard Android messages app is seriously dull. I'll give it a try.
I had wondered about Google Market restoring apps, but I thought it would only reinstall apps that were installed at the last sync.
If you install an app and it screws up your phone, and do a factory reset then Google will just reinstall the app that caused all the problems in the first place.
Definitely a good idea, but needs more work.
Anyway, thanks for all the info, I'll give it try tonight, when I get back from work.
...John...
I find SMS Backup & Restore to be the best app for this purpose and I wouldn't recommend the backup feature from the market, as you said it is likely to give problems.
Without root though, the backup choices are somewhat limited for apps and such.
I've been using Super Manager by gpc. It works pretty good, plus offers a ton of other features that can be used with or without root.
I've backed up what I could, although it's typical that as soon as it's all gone I realised things that I should have wrote down (I had been using the wallet/pocket app and although I backed up all my apps, I'm guesing it won't have backed up any of the passwords, logins, bank details, etc).
Anyway, I've downgraded and successfully rooted my phone (through gfree), I have CID: 11111111 and S-Off, but I haven't installed and ROM's yet as I read somewhere that you are supposed to wipe everything between ROM's, am I wiping the Davlik cache or doing a factory reset (I mean won't the factory reset just reset my stock ROM back to it's original condition).
I'm also wondering about finding custom ROMs, on my dell streak I had installed ROM Manager and could get a list of any that were available.
I first installed ROM Manager and used it to flash recovery, but this time I've installed CWM first, so would it be safe to install ROM Manager now, will it want to flash a recovery over the one I have already.
Or is it not advisable to use ROM Manager, as I have previously heard of a few problems it may cause.
Thanks ...John...
Rom manager shouldn't give any problems, but for custom roms it's best to take a look at the development forum. If you don't like that you can still use the list in rommanager, it might be just me who prefers downloading roms to my pc first.
But before you install any of them I recommend you make a nandroid backup from recovery just to be safe.
I think the issues were that some people, not all, found problems flashing some of the gingerbread roms via Rom manager. Better to save the Rom to SD and then flash it via CWM.
Right I've done a nandroid backup, and I've saved one to another mSD card which I can keep somewhere just in case (probably a bit over cautious, but...).
I thought that by saving apps to an sd card, they would run from the sd when I restarted my phone, even the ones that I had moved previously with the application manager in settings are not seen.
Still reinstalling the ones I want isn't really that bad.
Seriously, somebody needs to sort out the Markets app backups feature, when I was setting up the phone at first, I specifically chose to not automatically sync with Google and that I would do it manually when needed. Then I went in to the market to get a file manager and the download failed, it was only when I looked at what was going on I realised it was already downloading and reinstalling 96 apps. I looked around for a 'cancel all' option and there isn't any, so I had to cancel them all one by one and then uninstall the ones that had managed to install.
A simple checklist to select the apps you want would be great, oh, and a cancel all button would be a bonus.
Anyway, things are not as much fun when they're too easy.
Thanks ...John...